Badger Sportswear, Statesville, N.C., has announced it will acquire Alleson Athletic, Rochester, N.Y., a manufacturer of in-stock uniforms and sublimated garments. The move will allow Badger to offer more customized product options, apparel, and rapid fulfillment and...
Designs in Machine Embroidery (DIME), Dallas, has acquired embroidery distributor The Embroidery Store, Winston-Salem, N.C. The acquisition forms a new entity, DIME EMB LLC. Existing Embroidery Store employees will remain at the company, including President Bill...
Insta Graphic Systems, Cerritos, Calif., recently won two gold awards at the Golden Image competition at the 2017 Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) Expo, which was held in New Orleans. Insta won its awards in Category 15: Heat Transfers (Textile). In...
Workhorse Products, Phoenix, recently updated its product catalog to reflect new products, improved models and sample shop packages. The 35-page catalog includes manual and automatic screen-printing presses, conveyor dryers, pre-press equipment, flash-curing units and...
Transfer Express, Mentor, Ohio, recently won the 2017 Lake Geauga Fast Track 50 Award for the second consecutive year. This recognition honors companies and individuals in Ohio's Lake and Geauga counties that show the greatest amount of growth and change, resulting in...
Invista, Wichita, Kan., has entered into a definitive agreement with Shandong Ruyi Investment Holding to sell its apparel and advanced textiles business, one of its four major units, to Sandong Ruyi Investment Holding. The transaction includes: Invista’s portfolio of...
Ryonet, Vancouver, Wash., is offering “Running at Full Speed,” the fourth and final e-book in its free series on building a screen-printing business. This part of the book focuses on long-term planning for growth, including preparation for “D-Day,” or “Done Day,” by...
InkSoft, Tempe, Ariz., has announced the winner of its Shop Rescue contest: Ministicks.com of Buffalo, N.Y. The company will receive a free consultation from shop guru Marshall Atkinson focusing on solving its biggest problem. Ministicks.com is a manufacturer of mini...
The OEKO-TEX Association recently commissioned a global research study to assess consumer attitudes about textile sustainability. Entitled “The Key to Confidence: Consumers and Textile Sustainability — Attitudes, Changing Behaviors and Outlooks,” the study involved...
Lawson Screen & Digital Products, St. Louis, will host a free open house on Nov. 10 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at its Atlanta facility. The free event will include a class and demonstrations on screen and direct-to-garment (DTG) printing, as well as a special session on...
GSG, Dallas, recently announced screen-industry veteran David Zimmer as its new screen segment manager. Zimmer has more than 25 years of screen-industry experience. He previously worked at M&R Printing Equipment, where his roles varied from customer service...
S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., will open a new 505,000-square-foot facility in Georgia to offer one-day shipping to the Southeastern United States. The company already has locations in Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey, California and Texas. The new facility, to be...
